Top American Civil Liberties Union Articles

A section of a Costa Mesa law that limits what speakers can say at City Council meetings is unconstitutional, federal justices have ruled.
The law's ban on "personal, impertinent, profane, insolent or slanderous remarks" during public comment periods...

I sat in Starbucks a couple of Wednesdays ago quaffing my usual caramel latte, reading the morning newspaper and soaking up a friendly vibe.
As far as I could tell, no one toted a concealed firearm.
It seemed as though everyone in the establishment...

The Orange County Equality Coalition has filed a complaint with the state accusing Corona del Mar High School of discriminating against an organization that offers support to gays and lesbians.
The coalition alleges in a Department of Education filing...

Motels and hotels in Costa Mesa that draw "excessive" amounts of police attention will now have to pay for the extra trouble.
The City Council passed the Excessive Use of Resources Ordinance on Tuesday after a second reading, with a majority —...

The way Juana Trejo remembers it, the heavy double doors of Costa Mesa's City Council chambers hit her on the way in.
She stood in the doorway. A sea of unfamiliar faces turned to look at her. Some were laughing.
It was her first time at City Hall,...

Newport-Mesa Unified plans to change wording in regards to materials fees paid for sports and other activities, in response to a court settlement and bill moving through the Legislature that sheds new light on what it means to provide a free public school...

Parents all over Newport-Mesa know the drill. Suzie wants to play soccer for the school team, so Dad ponies up hundreds of dollars to a booster club out of fear that she won't get any game time otherwise.
Or Johnny announces that he needs to buy a copy...

SANTA ANA — An Orange County judge on Thursday rejected a motion by prosecutors that he unseal the transcript of a grand jury investigation into the Irvine 11 case.
Eleven students stand criminally charged for allegedly disrupting a speech at UC...

Good intentions have some flaws ("'Loud' ordinance announcement coming Thursday," June 23). This ordinance obviously was already in effect on Balboa Island a few weeks ago.
A very nice family owns a home on the island and also "rents" a big, famous...

Guy Lemmon created the Ryan Lemmon Foundation 16 years ago to "enhance" high school baseball. Now, he's trying to save it.
Lemmon, an Irvine resident, believes high school baseball and other high school sports face being eliminated because of a lack of...

Once again, adults entrusted with the care of children have let them down.
If you've been following the news lately, you've no doubt been horrified by accounts of a Los Angeles elementary school teacher who allegedly subjected students to lewd acts,...

Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and a Latino-rights advocacy group on Monday praised a federal appellate court ruling that will likely have implications for Costa Mesa's anti-solicitation ordinance.
In a 3-1 ruling, a 9th Circuit Court...